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APPENDIX. 
VARIATION of the COMPASS observed on shore. 
1826. 
July. 
Sept. 
Date. 
.. 
Oct. ^ 
o 
w 
July 
Aug. 
1827 
Dec. 
Place. 
Variation. J 
nstrument 
E. 
used. 
0 ' " 
South Bluff, Es- ? 
choltz Bay ^ 
Elephant Point 
Off C. Krusenstern. 
North side of the 7 
Sound • 5 
4 miles north of > 
31 28 52 
30 35 01 
30 12 00 
30 24 20 
30 16 35 
Theod. 
. 
Gilbert. 
Theod. 
C. Krusenstern \ 
do. 
31 05 00 
<a.No. 1, 
N.AY. angle of Es- > 
choltz Bay . ) 
29 49 17 
Theod. 
Hut Peak 
30 45 32 
At Spafarief’s Bay 
32 41 01 
. 
do. 
32 40 19 
. 
Point Garnet 
28 41 05 
Ka.No. 2. 
do. 
28 05 10 
, , 
Elephant Point ) 
Escholtz Bay ( 
31 11 37 
Theod. 
do. 
31 18 22 
Ka.No. 1. 
Entrance of Buck- 1 
land River / 
32 17 02 
Theod. 
Entrance of Ho- P 
tham Inlet ^ 
29 25 00 
• 
Near Cape Deceit 
30 18 22 
Cape Espenburg 
30 12 12 
, , 
Cape Blossom 
30 58 58 
On do. 
30 26 00 
NearC. Krusenstern 
30 41 09 
Entrance of Ho- 7 
tham Inlet ^ 
30 21 40 
Kater’s. 
CJiamisso Island. 
Mosquito Height. 
30 48 23 
Theod. 
do. 
31 25 38 
No. 2. 
Off Chamisso, 
30 20 00 
Gilbert. 
Off do. 
31 17 10 
North side do. 
30 52 40 
Ka.No.l. 
Sandy Spit, E. side 
31 08 50 
, , 
do. 
31 04 10 
No. 2. 
do. N. side. 
30 58 10 
do. 
31 17 05 
No. 1 
On the summit 
30 18 03 
Theod. 
Mean 
30 57 I 
Mean of Obs. on 1 
30 27 43 
Chamisso Island 5 
• 
do. 
31 13 57 
Kater’s. 
do. 
30 55 00 
31 57 30 
Gilbert’s 
1 
31 30 15 
No. 2. 
On Chamisso I 
31 31 40 
Island 1 
30 48 35 
31 13 30 
Mean 
31 24 18 
. In the Harbour oj 
San Fraud 
SCO. 
Observatory 
15 30 22 
Theod. 
do. 
15 31 28 
• 
B. 
B^ 
W. 
Date, 
1826. 
Dec. 
1828. 
Place. 
Observ’atory 
Estrecho de Kar - 1 
quines j 
Estrecho de Kar- } 
quines . . ^ 
do. 
St. Jose 
Yerba Buena Cove 
Fort 
do. 
Angel Island 
Yerba Buena Island 
Punta San Pablo 
Punta Avisedero 
Mean 
Mean of Lieut. J 
Belcher 5 
Do. of Lieutenant / 
Wainwright } 
Port Clarence 
San Bias 
Isabella . 
Mazathan 
Acapulco 
1827. 
1826. 
Mean 
Mean 
Variation. 
E. 
Mean 
Mean 
Monterey 
Mean 
Lake Station 
65“ 34' N. 
163“ 32' W. 
Mean 
15 17 57 
15 01 04 
14 42 06 
15 36 21 
15 34 30 
15 20 24 
15 28 20 
15 9 25 
16 21 20 
15 45 50 
15 35 30 
15 20 10 
Instrument 
used. 
Observer 
Theod. 
No. 1. 
No. 2. 
'Pheod. 
No. 1. 
'Plieod. 
15 
30 
04 
15 
4 
10 
15 
22 
45 
26 
47 
13 
26 
49 
11 
27 
17 
19 
26 
47 
10 
26 
55 
13 
10 
54 
0 
11 
09 
0 
11 
06 
30 
10 
43 
49 
10 
24 
33 
10 
04 
0 
9 
32 
0 
9 
48 
0 
9 
52 
32 
9 
25 
10 
8 
48 
45 
9 
6 
57 
8 
26 
03 
8 
49 
4 
15 
21 
42 
15 
53 
45 
15 
37 
43 
14 
13 
00 
35 
48 
30 
33 
35 
30 
34 
42 
0 
Theod. 
Gilbert. 
Theod. 
No. 1. 
Gilbert’s 
Theod. 
K. No. 1 
B 
Kater’s. 
Gilbert’s 
No. 1. 
No. 2. 
Theod. 
No. 1. 
B^ 
W. 
B. 
B-. 
W. 
B. 
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